So that's why the party crowd loves it so much.

It’s a popular drug of choice among young people, but in recent years, it’s also gained traction for potentially helping those with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety by increasing brain activity between the amygdala and the hippocampus.

But as Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown explain, MDMA works rather differently for your average user.

Affecting the neurotransmitters in your brain, MDMA releases a larger amount of serotonin, which makes your body feel good in response. Once the effects wear off, however, it’s an entirely different story.

Michelle Jaworski is a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.